Hi Debbie!
Welcome to planDisney! EPCOT is one of my favorite parks to visit this time of year as the annual
EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival features some
incredible finds at the Global Marketplaces and wonderful nightly entertainment with the
Eat to the Beat Concert Series!
Debbie, I’m always impressed with the line-up of performers for the Eat to the Beat Concert Series. This year, you’ll find acts like Hanson, Boyz II Men, Joey Fatone, Parmalee, Tiffany, and much more! The concerts are included with your admission to EPCOT, but seating is limited. In order to get a reserved seat for your show, you can book an
Eat to the Beat Dining Package. With this package, you can enjoy an earlier meal at a great restaurant in EPCOT and then head to the American Gardens Theater with your reserved seating voucher about 30 minutes before your showtime.
Advanced dining reservations are available and highly recommended for most of the restaurants in this package, but you’ll find some limited same-day dining packages offered at
Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue. It's important to note that while concerts are performed nightly, dining packages are only available Friday through Monday each week.
If you’re looking for a recommendation, I suggest trying to grab a breakfast reservation at
Garden Grill Restaurant as your meal with the dining package. I like to spend my afternoon and evening snacking my way around the various Global Marketplaces and find that I’m not hungry for a big sit-down meal later in the day.
Another dining package offered at EPCOT gives you waterfront dining during
Luminous The Symphony of Us. This fireworks dinner package is available to reserve at both
Rose and Crown Dining Room and
Spice Road Table. Unlike the Eat to the Beat Dining Package, you’ll actually eat your dinner during the fireworks show if you choose to check out this package as well.
Debbie, I hope you enjoy a wonderful visit to EPCOT and all of the delightful entertainment offered there! Please keep in mind that your advanced dining
reservations open 60 days before your trip. For popular reservations, like these dining packages, you have your best chance at grabbing your reservation by booking early! If you have any other questions, please stop by planDisney again to visit me or any of my panelist pals!
Cheers,
Kristi